Senior Radiochemist

About us:

The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences has attracted multi-million pound research funding and collaborates with other universities and Faculties within KCL, the NHS, charitable trusts and foundations, international Universities and industry.

The post holder will work as part of a recently-funded EPSRC Programme grant, undertaking production and purification of radioisotopes (52Mn, 44Sc, 89Zr, 124I, 211At, 64Cu), support academic and research staff and their academic collaborators in other institutions, hospitals and industry conducting this funded research and delivering outcomes that have real-world, life-improving impacts.

About the role:

We are seeking a talented, highly motivated and enthusiastic senior radiochemist as part of the EPSRC programme grant “Total Body Nuclear Imaging for the Development of Nanotheranostics”, This Programme involves 15 co-investigators in a range of disciplines related to PET imaging strategies for the development of healthcare nanomaterials for therapeutic and diagnostic applications, including clinical translation to benefit patients. The Programme is mainly hosted by the Research Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London (KCL), with major additional contributions from colleagues at Queen Mary University of London and University of Leeds, as well as other Departments within KCL.

This role will be working within Theme 3 of the Programme: ‘Image-guided Surgery’ and will involve the synthesis and assessment of novel multimodal nanomaterials for healthcare applications and radiolabel for PET imaging.

Key responsibilities will include the position will produce and purify radioisotopes from a variety of production methods, and develop radiochemistry for nanomaterial translation in a GMP facility., This post holder will join with the radionuclide production team working across the CARL and PERL facilities. The primary focus will be the research production and supply of radionuclides such as 52Mn, 44Sc, 89Zr, 124I, 211At and others, as well as supporting the clinical translation of 64Cu production using the automated solid target system on the PETtrace cyclotron and associated hardware in the PERL facility. The post holder will also be expected to work collaboratively within the Programme and provide their expertise and support to a large multidisciplinary team of chemists, radiochemists, (radio)biologists, pharmacists, and clinicians

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the radiochemistry, chemistry, production of radioisotopes and purification methods; be self-motivated; able to work independently, and will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. They should be able to demonstrate a proven track record of scientific publications and presentation at international research meetings.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract for 2 years from the start date.